SS and Writing Standards
Common Core W2
Write informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly
SPI 3.5.3 Read and interpret facts from a
historical passage
Objective:
 Write an informative essay about
one of your favorite inventions
and how it has made life easier for
people
 How is the objective related to the
standards?
Discuss
Why are these objectives/skills (to
read and interpret facts accurately and
write informative essays clearly)
important?
What are the components of a well-written essay?
Think about the rubric and how you will be
assessed.
What do you know about
inventions?
 What is an invention?
 Why are they necessary?
 Who are inventors?
 Why do they create these new ideas?
 How do these new ideas help society?
 What would life be without them?
Choose Your Favorite
Invention
 Think about one of the things in life you cannot live
without or enjoy the most. Discuss and explain.
 Maybe there is something that has been invented
already and you would like to learn more about how it
has improved. Provide examples.
 What would life be like without it? Explain.
 How has it made life easier for you and others?
Explain.
Strategies
 How will you decide what inventor and invention to
choose?
 Why did you choose your particular inventor or
invention?
 How will you search for information on the Internet
(what search engines will you use and what search
queries may be helpful?)
 How will you approach pre-writing and writing
strategies? Discuss with your peers.
Task
 Students will research inventors and write a paragraph
on explaining how their inventor’s invention makes
every day life easier
 Be specific and use specific examples from your
research to support why your invention makes life
easier
 List at least one citation (where you got your
information from)
Model Essay
 The World Wide Web: One of the World’s Greatest Inventions
 By: Dr. Artrip
 The World Wide Web (WWW) is no doubt one of the most important
inventions that is used daily by billions of people around the world. Sir
Tim Berners-Lee is the original inventor of the WWW. People rely on it to
locate information, communicate with one another, and to even do their online
banking. In addition, the WWW provides individuals, businesses, and schools
with immediate online access to a myriad of web pages, media, and other
resources with a few simple searches and “clicks.” These are just some of the
ways Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s invention has certainly made life easier for people
all around the world! In summary, the WWW has become one of the most
relied upon and necessary inventions in the world today.
 Citations: http://inventors.about.com and www.webfoundation.org
Rubric: How Will You be
Assessed?